Push-button support for motor-vehicles.



O. E. HUNT. PUSH BUTTON SUPPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. APPLIGATIQN FILED JULY 19, 1910.

1,094,789. liatented A1911 28, 1914.

isteeringpost provided with a steering wheel 11-, upon which UNITED sTA'rns PATENT oFF o OBMOND E. HUNT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR 'I'O PACKARD MOTOR CAR cbmamr, OF'DETRDIT, MICHIGAN, A conrom'rron cameraman.

v Specification of Letters Patent.

- IiUSH-BUTTON SUPPORT FOR MOTOB VEHICLE$ Patented 'Apr; 218, 19l4.

Application med July 19. 1910. serial in. 572,775,

1 '0 alt "whom it may com-em igan,

ports adapted to be mounted upon the steering wheels of motor vehicles. The objects of this invention are to construct a support which may be readily attached and detached from ,the steeringwheel; which is simple in construction, and

\ ;which can be moved to any position on the steering wheel and retained thereon.

v The invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 is plan view of an ordinary inclined steering post-and the wheel mounted thereon, showing sthe invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a section through the support and the steering wheel; Fig. 3 'is a similar sectioimshowing another form of supplort; andFig. his a. partial-section taken on te line 44,-Fig. 2. t O

Referringto the drawings, 10 designates a are mounted the usual throttle controlling lever 12 and the spark controlling lever 13. .1

The wheel is provided with the usual rim 14.

A sup oft 15 for a push button 17 is provided with side flanges 18 and 20, and comprises end flanges 19, the latter conforming to the'rini as shown in Fig. 1; A sheetmeta band 21 preferably of sheet brass or other elastic material is secured atone endto'the support by a-cross pin 22 extending through an eye formed inhe end of the band and throu h the support, and the other end s provi ed with a loop 23. which is arranged to engage"a reduced portion 24 of a cross pin which extends through holes formed in a pair of separatedlug s 26 on the support. The band is provided wlth'a bent portion 27.

The -loop 23 is of such diameter that the enlarged end of the pin can be easily slipped through it. 'In order to mount'the support upon the wheel rim, the band is passed around the rim and the loop 23 is passednp into the hollow base between the bearing rotate-d so as to cause the departing lugs 26. The band is then pinched against the rim of the wheel and the sup )ort slightly straighten out slightlyas shown indotted hnes thereby causing vthe band to be lengthened so that the pin can be passed through the loop 23. After the pin is in ilace and the support released, the band and its bend 27 will be restored to normal shortened position shown in solid lines causing theband to yieldingly clamp the rim. In this position, the engagementbetween the loop and theshoulders formed by thereduced portion of thepin, prevents removal of the pin until the band has again been lengthened. The pin 26 thus forms a latch nd' 27 to which latches the support in position on the wheel, and the band itseliwhich is elastic.

formsa means for preventing releasing movement of the latch, and finally prevents.

\the support frombein detached,

Fig.3;fSlIOWs a slig tly different form in which the band is made up'of two pieces instead of one. These two pieces are connected by a-neye in the piece 21 engaging a book 28 in the piece '21". The construction oft-his form is otherwise exactly the-same as shown inFig. 2, and the method of applying 1 and removing the same from the wheel is also the same. This construction has certain advantages over that shown in' Fig-2, in

acute angle 27 in the band, and makes a somewhat stronger construction.

It will thus-be seen that this invention provides a very eflicient supportfor a push; button which may be-easi'ly attached to and removed from the steering wheel,- and which -may be used to control anelect-rically operated signal orotherniechanism. The elecr trical-conductors connected to the push but-1 that it does away, with the more or less ton'are designated bythe reference character 29 'in. Fig. 1'. "They support -is jslidably- -mountedon the rim so that it may be moved 1 to any position thereon It is obvious that various changes may be made inthe details. of construction without from this invent-ion, and it is, therefore to be understood that this invention is not tobo limited to the specific con struction shown and described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claim'edis: f

LThe combination with a motor vehicle steering wheel, of a push button support 3. The combination with a support for a push button, of a yielding attaching band .connected thereto, latching means for dethereon, and means for clamping said suppush button, of a flexible attaching band tachably securingone end of said band to -10' f said supporh sald band normally holding said latching means against releasing movel ment and permittin the same to be released 'byflexing said ban '4; The combination with a support for'a push button, of an attaching band connected thereto latching means for detachably, securing one end of said band to said supvents release movement of said latching ipush' button, of a "flexibleattaching jcon'nected thereto, latching means tachably-securing one end of said band to 1 port to saidwheel, including a latching device ada ted to be released, to permit removalo .said supportby a rotative move-t nient applied to the-support.

, 2. The combination with a" support-for a connected thereto, latching means for desaid-support, said latching means being released by flexing saidband.

tachably securing one end of' said band to port, and means whereby. said band premeans.- I

!:6'.-:--The combmation 'with' a support .for a band rdesaid support, and means whereby said band prevents i'elease movement of said latch,

said means eing constructed to release said latch when said band is flexed.

6. The combination with a push button support'having alined holes therein, of-an attaching band having one end secured to said support, and having a loop at the other end, a pin adapted to pass-through said holes and having a reduced central portion passing through said loop, whereby said pin v is held in place when said band is undertension.

7. The combination with a support for a push button, of attaching meanstherefor,

and secur ng means for said attaching means adapted to be released by a rotative movement of said support.

S. The combination n'ith'a support for a push button, of attaching means therefor, latching means for said attaching means,

and means releasing said latching means when a rotative movement is applied to said support. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses N. H. FINCKEL, J12, C. I.'D.- .LE.

ORMOND E. HUNT. 1 

